Bath spray



March 16 1926. 1,577,345

- I J. F. NAGORSKI ET AL BATH SPRAY Filed Feb. 21, 1925 amen tots'JiF/VaybrsKi 0.6 fiecil Patented Mar. 16, 1926.

time srares ATEINT OFFICE.

JOHN F. nAeoasK i AND or'ro 0. onion, or :ennronn, 01110.

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Application filed February 21, 1925- Serial No. 10,889.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JoHNF. Niioonsxr and O'rro C. CECIL, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Maple Heights, Bedford, in the county ofCuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Bath Sprays, of which the following is a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to bath showers, and

particularly to that variety of bath shower in'which a perforatedring-likc member is used from which the waterdescends. 7

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a device ofthis character which is very simple, which is formed of a plurality ofparts readily connectibie with or disconnectible from each other, and inwhich means is provided for keeping an even pressure of water throughoutthe entire extent of the ring so as to secure an even discharge of waterfrom the ring.

A further object is to provide a ring composed of sections, certain ofthe sections be ing interchangeable so that the ring may be made ofvarious sizes, thus permitting large rings to be used for adults andsmall rings to be used for children, and in this connection providemeans for permitting the discharge of water at the points where thesections join each other.

A still further object is to provide a device w ich either may be usedby holding it in the hand above the head or moved opposite any desiredportion of the body to cause the discharge of water against the body orwhich may be placed around the neck and discharged downward over thebody.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which, whentaken apart, will occupy but small space, and may be compactly packedfor use by traveic s.

Still another object is to so form the perforations in the sectionalring that certain streams will be directed inward from the center of thering, certain streams directed downward, and other streams clownward andinward.

Other objects will appear in the course of the following description.

Our invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure1 is an under side plan view of a bath shower constructed in accordancewith our invention; 7

Figure 2 is a sectional view through the handle, the T, and a portion ofthe ring; Figure 3 is a section on the line 33 of Figure 2; V

Figure 4 is a face view of one of the sections which form the ring;

use; Figure 6 is a like view showing another manner of using the spray.

Referring to this drawing, 10 designates what may be termed the handleof the shower device, which is contracted at one end and formed with anipple 11 to fit within a flexible hose 12, this hose in turn beingprovided at one end with means whereby it may be adapted to engage withthe ordinary faucet as, for instance, the faucet of a bath tub. That endof the handle 10 which is remote from the reduced end 11 is interiorlyscrew-threaded at 14.

Coacting with the handle member 10 is a, T 15, having an 'exteriorlythreaded nipple 16 adapted to engage with the interior threads 14L- andhaving two branches extending in opposite directions from this mediallydisposed nipple. A wall 17 extends across the j unction of one of thesebranches with the nipple 16 so that the water descending into the T mustbe directed in one direction as, for instance, toward the right inFigure 2. The extremities of the branches are, reduced in diameter at 18so as to form nipples whose extremities are slightly swelled, and thesenipples are provided with longitudinally extending slots 20.

Coacting with the T 15 is a perforated section. We contemplate that aplurality of these perforated sections maybe used of different lengths,and we have illustrated two perforated sections 21 and 21*, theperforated section 21 being shorter than the section 21*. These sectionsare formed of rubber hose or other flexible material and the extremitiesare bent and adapted to slip over the enlarged ends of the nipples 18 soas to form a water-tight joint, as shown in Figure 2. The extremities ofthe sections 21 and 21 are perforated, as at 22, and when these sectionsare placed upon the nipples 18 these perforations willregister with theslots 20. The branches of the T 15 have preferably Figure 5 is a viewshowing the device in three longitudinally extending rows ofperforations 23 and the sections 21 or 21 also have three longitudinallyextending rows of perforations 23. These perforations are so arrangedthat one row of perforations discharges water directly downward and theother row of perforations discharges water downwardly and centrally ofthe ring and the other row of perforations discharges water centrallyentirely. Thus the water will be directed toward the body in a varietyof directions and the last named and next to the last named perforationswill discharge streams which will meet at one point, (see Figure 3).

This device, it will be seen, may be used as illustrated, that is, withthe ring disposed around the neck of the userand the stream discharginginward toward the neck, downwardly and centrally and directly down-Ward. The handle 10 is of sufficient length so it will support the hose12 some little distance away from the body, thus permit- .ting the bodyto be thoroughly washed and rubbed beneath the point where the hoseextends downward. It will further be seen that any sized ring section 21or 21 may be used so as to lit the device for use either with smallchildren or for adults. Furthormore, it will be obvious that in place ofputting the device around the neck, it may be held just in the hand andused as a spray and discharge either downwardly against the head oragainst the body as desired. The slots with the corresponding holes inthe ends of the sections 21 or 21 will permit the discharge of water atthe junction of the sections 21 or 21 with the branches of the ,T 1 5.Inasmuch as the device is made in sections, it is compact and may bereadily placed within a valise, bag or trunk, The device isvery simple,can be readily detached from or attached to any spigot, and has beenfound particularly effective in practice.

While we have illustrated certain details of construction, we do notwish to be limited thereto as it is obvious that changes might be madewithout departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in theappended claims.

We claim 1. A bath spray of the character described comprising a handleadapted at one end for connection to a flexible hose, the opposite endof the handle being provided with a T, the T at the extremities of itsbranches be ing formed to provide nipples, the nipples beinglongitudinally slotted, and a flexible section adapted at its ends to beengaged with said nipples and formed at its ends with holes registeringwith the slots in the nipples, the inner face of the T and the innerface of the flexible section being provided with longitudinallyextending rows of perforations.

2. A bath spray of the character described comprising a handle having areduced extremity at one end and a screwthreaded extremity at the other,a hose detachably connected to the first named extremity and adapted tobe connected to a faucet, a T having a screw-threaded portion engagingthe screw-threaded end of the handle, the T being formed with twoslightly curved, laterally projecting branches terminating inlongitudinally slotted nipples and there being a partition wall withinthe T disposed at the junction of one of said branches with the body ofthe T and directing water entirely into one of said branches, and aflexible section adapted to be curved into the form of a partial ringand having its ends engageable with the nipples on the ends of thebranches, the ends of the flexible sections having perforations adaptedto register with the slots in the nipples, the inner face of the T andthe inner face of the Hex ible section being formed with a plurality ofrows of perforations.

In testimony whereof we hereunto atiix our signatures.

JOHN F. NAGORSKI. OTTO C. CECIL.

